Baseball. LA Tech Sets Wednesday Press Conference to Name Lane Burroughs Head Basebal

[News_Bot]

A new article has been posted on www.latechsports.com:

Louisiana Tech Athletics Director Tommy McClelland will introduce Lane Burroughs as the eighth head coach in Bulldog baseball history during a press conference scheduled for noon Wednesday in the Jarrell Room (Team Meeting Room) of the Davison Athletics Complex.

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[dawg80]

Lane Burroughs? From NSU? Seriously?

[heavy sigh]

[boxerdog]

On the face of it (and that's the extent of my knowledge of NSU baseball), it appears to be a quality hire. What's wrong with Burroughs?

[champion110]

NSU is probably very p*ssed off at us right now. Are they going to become our feeder school?

[Dawg06]

A new article has been posted on www.latechsports.com:

Louisiana Tech Athletics Director Tommy McClelland will introduce Lane Burroughs as the eighth head coach in Bulldog baseball history during a press conference scheduled for noon Wednesday in the Jarrell Room (Team Meeting Room) of the Davison Athletics Complex.

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Discuss it here.

More like the eighth head coach in Bulldog baseball history since WWII.

Tech has had many more than just 8 head baseball coaches since our first season in 1902.

[Dwayne From Minden]

More like the eighth head coach in Bulldog baseball history since WWII.

Bulldog baseball has had many more coaches since our first season in 1902.

Correct -

[Dwayne From Minden]

The reaction from the few Demon faithful -

http://nsudemons.proboards.com/threa...lane-burroughs

[dawg80]

He was exactly .500 in four years: 113-113 at NSU. I mean, really? Can't even win in the SLC? Yeah, I know baseball is a little different from football and hoops, and yeah, there is "good" baseball played in a lot of places, including the SLC. But...seems to me we could have done better. I don't think TMAC tried very hard on this one.

Naturally, I hope he turns out to be a good hire. But, I did see NSU play about 10-12 games over the past few seasons, and I never came away impressed. Just saying.

[PawDawg]

He was exactly .500 in four years: 113-113 at NSU. I mean, really? Can't even win in the SLC? Yeah, I know baseball is a little different from football and hoops, and yeah, there is "good" baseball played in a lot of places, including the SLC. But...seems to me we could have done better. I don't think TMAC tried very hard on this one.

Naturally, I hope he turns out to be a good hire. But, I did see NSU play about 10-12 games over the past few seasons, and I never came away impressed. Just saying.

Nice research. He only won 16 in his first year. It's called rebuilding.

He was McClelland's first choice when Goff was hired. He turned us down.

[Cal&Ken]

I guess they are wondering who is next. I hope this is not a new pattern since we don't have anymore children to hire.

[TrueBulldog1962]

He was exactly .500 in four years: 113-113 at NSU. I mean, really? Can't even win in the SLC? Yeah, I know baseball is a little different from football and hoops, and yeah, there is "good" baseball played in a lot of places, including the SLC. But...seems to me we could have done better. I don't think TMAC tried very hard on this one.

Naturally, I hope he turns out to be a good hire. But, I did see NSU play about 10-12 games over the past few seasons, and I never came away impressed. Just saying.

You have no clue about anything regarding this guy. Please just be quiet. NWST is a s*** school to go to and outside of his first year when he went 16-40, he has won over 30 games and at least 19 games in conference. Good recruiter, fiery like Goff, and just looking at NSU stats they play the same style that we have been playing but with far less quality players. They stole a lot of bases and got hit by a lot of pitches and pitched to a 3.01 era this past season. I like this hire, especially with Ostrander staying on board as well.

[maverick]

Nice research. He only won 16 in his first year. It's called rebuilding.

He was McClelland's first choice when Goff was hired. He turned us down.

Yes. We all know how stats can be used for or against a coach. Goff was 27-32 in C-USA. What was Alabama thinking???

NSU has been a launching pad for some good, or in some instances, great coaches (Gaspard, Wells, Van Horn, Cohen). We don't know yet whether Burroughs will have the same fate, and we are in the odd position of hoping he will, but won't bolt at the first chance.

[PawDawg]

They stole a lot of bases

This guy stole 35 bases in 2016. He was fun to watch.

http://www.nsudemons.com/roster.aspx...&path=baseball

[TrueBulldog1962]

This guy stole 35 bases in 2016. He was fun to watch.

http://www.nsudemons.com/roster.aspx...&path=baseball

Drafted in the 16th round as well. Not to mention their ace pitcher was an All-American. The dude can recruit.

[DiamondDawg36]

Drafted in the 16th round as well. Not to mention their ace pitcher was an All-American. The dude can recruit.

If he can bring them to NSU, just think what he can bring to Tech. With the old amphitheater stadium, infield turf that is dead, locker room 300 yards away at their football stadium, it is like a high school. We will be more than fine with Lane.